Somater is delighted to announce that it will be taking part in Paris Packaging Week 2025 on 28 and 29 January.
Our team is looking forward to welcoming you and presenting our responsible solutions.
These advances, which combine eco-design and recyclability with the integration of new materials, have been created to meet the many challenges of sustainable development in packaging.
Come and visit us on stand SOMATER S92!
In this ‘semaine de l’industrie’, it’s essential to stress the need to strengthen the link between the younger generation and industry, a key driver of our economy, competitiveness and prosperity.
Somater, a European player in the packaging sector, regularly visits schools and training organizations to introduce young people to our activities, skills and know-how. In this way, we raise young people’s awareness of the opportunities that a fast-changing sector can offer them.
We are proud of the contribution made by our Theix plant to the Lycée Berthelot in Questembert, to whom we entrusted injection molds and different types of polymers to help train students.
Long live industry, and happy ‘Semaine de l’industrie’ to all!
After several consecutive years, the European MORE (MObilisés pour REcycler) label has once again been awarded to Somater plants in recognition of their ongoing efforts to promote the circular economy.
This recognition, awarded by Polyvia and European Plastics Converters (EuPC), highlights the beneficial effect of our CSR policy and our commitment to integrating recycled raw materials into our production processes.
It is also a way of promoting the image of an industry that cares about sustainable development and is resolutely responsible. The renewal of this award in 2024 reinforces our objective of reducing the virgin raw materials content of our product portfolio by 50% by 2025, compared with 2020.
As part of the annual ‘Pink October’ campaign, numerous actions and festivities are organised throughout France to raise awareness of breast cancer screening and support research.
This year, two of the Group’s sites distinguished themselves by taking part in local events in support of this noble and just cause. We salute the ANL Cahors and Somater Andeville teams for their commitment!
The battle against breast cancer is one that is particularly close to our hearts. We would like to extend our warmest thanks to our employees, who have actively contributed to funding research into cancer treatment and to raising awareness among our ecosystems of the importance of screening.
The Somater site at Marolles-Lès-Saint-Calais is being promoted as part of the “J’entreprends en VBA” communications campaign organized this month by the Communauté de Communes des Vallées de la Braye et de l’Anille (CCVBA).
Whether through ads in the local magazine, posters on buses, posts on social networks or video reports, the campaign features entrepreneurs and managers who inspire success.
In this respect, Stéphanie Segura, the site’s Quality Director, is a strong ambassador for Somater. She embodies the dynamism of local managers who are actively involved in the region’s industrial development.
In the video available here, Stéphanie explains Somater’s business and its challenges. She also talks about her personal story and how she was able to develop her skills to reach her current position. Her journey illustrates the company’s commitment to nurturing talent and promoting professional fulfillment.
Many thanks to Stéphanie for her commitment and to the CCVBA for this excellent initiative.
In an interview with PME Radio.TV, Félix Hubin, Managing Director of the SOMATER Group, looks back at the company’s history and shares his vision for the future with Pauline Riglet-Brucy.
In particular, he explains the Group’s position on environmental issues. The emphasis is on innovation, with new packaging that is resolutely eco-designed, using recyclable or bio-sourced materials such as wood or paper fibre.
Among the topics covered in this interview:
Discover the podcast in full here.
Somater has developed a 100% PE single-material tube with a lightweight 240µm skirt for the innovations of Pierre Fabre, a major player in the oral care sector and expert in pharmaceuticals and dermocosmetics.
Educational toothpastes
Pierre Fabre has entrusted Somater with its Elgydium ‘educational toothpaste’ range, which includes two products designed to teach children how to brush their teeth properly from an early age. The colour of the toothpaste changes after 2 minutes when brushing is complete.
An eco-design approach
Pierre Fabre, a committed player in sustainable development, has set itself the objective of reviewing the design of its products so that they are eco-designed by 2025. The Elgydium and Arthrodont adult ranges are in turn being lightened and deployed. This single-material packaging, made by Plastuni Lisses in Essonne (91), reduces the use of virgin plastic by reducing the thickness of the skirt, while at the same time providing the barriers needed to keep the toothpaste in good condition. The tube is topped with a screw cap, also made from PE, which makes it easier to recycle.
A new stage has been taken to make the project of incorporating enzymatically recycled PET for the Biotherm brand a reality.
Last week, Biotherm’s packaging development and marketing teams visited Somater’s Mortagne-au-Perche site to validate the final material and colour tests before this new sustainable packaging goes into production.
Somater is proud to contribute to the development and launch of the world’s first cosmetic flask made from 100% enzymatically recycled PET developed by CARBIOS, and to support Biotherm in its quest for sustainable, eco-responsible packaging.
See you in 2025 for the launch!
Come and discover our expertise in make-up and skin care packaging.
Let’s meet and discuss on 29 and 30 May, stand M40.
At Paris Packaging Week 2024, Somater unveiled its multi-technology packaging solutions made from Eranova’s ALGX compound.
Find out more about them and the benefits of this virtuous material in publications by the specialist press in French (Premium Beauty News) and English (Packaging Europe).
